USN-6035-1

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    USN-6035-1

    Published: 20 Apr 2023Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: kauth vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that KAuth incorrectly handled some configuration parameters with specially crafted arbitrary types. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6035-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-7443

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kauth

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/kauth?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.18.0-0ubuntu2+esm1

    Affected versions

    5.15.0-0ubuntu1
    5.15.0-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High